An Extension bulletin by Scot Nelson (TPSS) and Associate Dean of Extension Kelvin Sewake, “Volcanic Emissions Injury to Plant Foliage,” was quoted and recommended in a recent Big Island Now article. The bulletin is all too relevant to those living in areas of the Big Island affected by the opening of the new vents on Kīlauea Volcano.

Need some more (soil) fertility in your life? Sunder S.S. Rajan will be giving a TPSS seminar by entitled “In Search of an Ideal Phosphate- and Sulphate-Containing Fertilizer” in St. John 106 on Monday, July 23, at 1:30 p.m.

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow Elizabeth Winnicki presented her work on the genetic diversity of ‘uala (sweet potato) at the American Society of Plant Biologists’ 2018 Plant Biology Conference in Montreal.

CTAHR alumnus Benjamin Vanegtern’s Puna Chocolate company uses cacao that he and his partner Adam cultivate, flavored with locally produced flavors including chili pepper, black sea salt, coconut and macadamia.

Each year students in the life sciences at UHM present their research at the annual student-run Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium. CTAHR students who participated last year include Nathaniel Wehr (NREM) and Michel Martinez-Sepulveda (TPSS, pictured). Now nominations are sought for next year's Tester Symposium keynote speaker.